. James Gregory & Son's catalogue of home grown seeds. ize, isof quick growth, stiff ana close habit, is remarkably solid,crisp eating, and finely flavored. The ribs are very broad,thickly and closely set. By reason of its neat growth andshowy appearance, it is a specially valuable variety for mar-ket. A first-class keeper. Price, per pound, postpaid, $;per| pound, 68 cents; per ounce, 25 cents; per package, 10cents. WHITE PLUME. The peculiarity of thecelery known as WhitePlumeis, that by clos-ing the stalks, either bytying them up with mat-ting, or by simply draw-ing the soil up agai
. James Gregory & Son's catalogue of home grown seeds. ize, isof quick growth, stiff ana close habit, is remarkably solid,crisp eating, and finely flavored. The ribs are very broad,thickly and closely set. By reason of its neat growth andshowy appearance, it is a specially valuable variety for mar-ket. A first-class keeper. Price, per pound, postpaid, $;per| pound, 68 cents; per ounce, 25 cents; per package, 10cents. WHITE PLUME. The peculiarity of thecelery known as WhitePlumeis, that by clos-ing the stalks, either bytying them up with mat-ting, or by simply draw-ing the soil up againstthe plant, and pressingit together with thehands, and again draw-ing up the soil with thehoe or plough, so as tokeep the soil that hasbeen squeezed against thecelery in its place, thework of blanching iscompleted. The veryqualities that make itsculture so simple unfit itfor a spring celery, asits tenderness and crisp-ness of structure cause itto rot quicker than theold green kinds. Price,per | pound, 95 cents;per ounce, 35 cents; per package, 10 CRAWFORDS HALF-DWARF. This variety is very extensively grown by the market gar-deners who supply the markets of New York City. It has arich, nutty flavor, and great vigor of growth. Whenblanched, it is very ornamental for the table, and surpassesmost of the large-growing sorts in weight of bunch, whengrown under the same conditions. Price, per pound, post-paid, $; per £ pound, 58 cents; per ounce, 25 cents; perpackage, 5 cents. Paris Golden=Yellow Large Solid. This celery has become exceedingly popular, blanchingsooner than any other sort. It surpasses in about all the char-acteristics sought after,— vigor of growth, a tendency underhigh cultivation to shoulder like the Boston Market, largesize, readiness in blanching, it being to a large degree self-blanch-ing, and in possessing the rich, nutty flavor of the best varie-ties. It is decidedly a better keeper than most of the self-blanching sorts, though surpassed in thi
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